What kind of police cars were used in Smokey and the Bandit?
According to director Hal Needham in the DVD documentary, Pontiac gave them three Trans-Ams and two LeMans (Sheriff Justice’s patrol car) for the film.
What kind of car did the bandit drive?
After seeing the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am in a magazine advert, Needham convinced Pontiac that their car was the perfect vehicle for his film, Smokey, and the Bandit. But while the cars shown in the movie looked like 1977 Trans Ams, they were actually 1976 models, and the 1977 models were not out when the film began.
What Trans Am did the bandit drive?
1977 Pontiac Trans Am
Today, Smokey and the Bandit remains one of the most popular car action films ever made, and the 1977 Pontiac Trans Am will forever be wed to the movie.
What year Trans Am was in Smokey and the Bandit 2?
1980
The car used in the movie was a 1980 Pontiac Firebird Turbo Trans-Am.
What motor was in the Kenworth in Smokey and the Bandit?
The 1974 Kenworth Looks Exactly Like A Big Truck Should With a big hood and a ton of power beneath said hood, the truck is heaved by a twin-turbo Cummins, with the occasional truck carrying a 3408 Cat instead.
What engine was in the Smokey and the Bandit Kenworth?
Who owns the original bandit car?
The Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction in Arizona, which ended last weekend, saw a number of records.
Who owns the Kenworth from Smokey and the Bandit?
trucker Neil Ashworth
Seems trucker Neil Ashworth of Huddersfield, England, is now the owner of a 1985 Kenworth W900B he purchased from another U.K.-based owner. After researching the vehicle’s history here in the U.S., he realized the truck had in fact been part of the Burt Reynolds co-owned Skoal Bandit NASCAR team back in the late 1980s.
What model Kenworth was used in Smokey and the Bandit?
The 1974 Kenworth semi-truck held its own throughout the film, and while the trucking industry was going strong in the 70s, Smokey and the Bandit did fire up a good chunk of would-be truckers. Here’s a detailed rundown of why the truck from Smokey and the Bandit had to be the 1974 Kenworth W900A.